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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 5, what is John's father's profession?
(a) Dentist.
(b) Philosopher.
(c) Biographer.
(d) Country store keeper.

2. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 7, what old friend does Bobby say asks after John?
(a) Darlin Dave.
(b) Borman.
(c) Seals.
(d) Red.

3. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 6, what is Kline's role in his family's carnival?
(a) Acrobat.
(b) Clown.
(c) Lion tamer.
(d) Fortune teller.

4. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 8, what is Brat going to study?
(a) Entrepreneurship.
(b) International Politics.
(c) Business.
(d) Law.

5. In the italicized section of Chapter 6, what is in the old steamer trunk that is in the chicken house?
(a) The girl's comb,
(b) Bobby's diary.
(c) The girl's father's college papers.
(d) The girls grandmother's letters.

6. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 6, what is Kline's profession?
(a) Private Investigator.
(b) Engineer.
(c) Accountant.
(d) Heavy equipment specialist.

7. In the italicized section of Chapter 7, as the dummy is being loaded back into the trunk, what name does the girl remember is the dummy's real name?
(a) Crandall.
(b) Cranston.
(c) Townsend.
(d) Fletcher.

8. In the italicized section of Chapter 6, the girl sees a younger version herself in what the Kid shows to her. What is the younger version of the girl doing?
(a) Turning on pointe at a ballet recital.
(b) Playing with Bobby.
(c) Learning to ride a bike.
(d) Studying in school.

9. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 6, what did Kline's parrot do in the carnival?
(a) Rode a bicycle on a wire.
(b) Juggled handkerchiefs.
(c) Balanced a ball on his beak.
(d) Flew through a maze.

10. In Chapter 8, what does Bobby see on the side of the road in a ditch when he is driving back from where he was during the winter?
(a) A man stuck in car.
(b) Several suit cases with clothing spilling out of them.
(c) An injured dog.
(d) A cow with a goat standing on it.

11. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 5, how does John sum up Bobby's history?
(a) As a man broken on the wheel of devotion.
(b) As a man who dances with fate.
(c) As a man who has been rejected by God.
(d) As a man whose tragedy is his sun.

12. Who calls John while he is recovering in Chapter 8?
(a) Kline.
(b) Bill Seals.
(c) Bianca Pharaoh.
(d) Janice from Seven Seas.

13. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 5, what does John say to the waiter that he definitely does not want?
(a) Wine.
(b) A menu.
(c) Water.
(d) A cocktail.

14. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 8, how does the girl break her mother's heart, according to the Kid?
(a) She will not eat grits.
(b) She will not attend school.
(c) She does not respect her father.
(d) She refuses to take her medication.

15. In the italicized section of Chapter 7, what does the dummy in the trunk say his name is?
(a) Pontchartrain.
(b) Pynchon.
(c) Puddentain.
(d) Poussaint.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 8, where does Bobby go to work after leaving New Orleans?

2. In the non-italicized section of Chapter 7, what does the agent at the post office say about Bobby's passport?

3. After returning to New Orleans, why does Kline say that Bobby would make a bad fugitive?

4. In the italicized section of Chapter 6, what does the Kid want to show the girl?

5. Bobby visits a person at Stella Maris. What religious historical figure does that person have a vision of?

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